1. DRIVING LOW-CARBON INNOVATIONS FOR CLIMATE NEUTRALITY.
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Cervantes, Mario, Criscuolo, Chiara, Dechezleprêtre, Antoine, and Pilat, Dirk
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CLIMATE change ,COST control ,RESEARCH & development ,MILD steel ,INDUSTRIALIZATION - Abstract
The transition to climate neutrality requires cost reductions in existing clean technologies to enable rapid deployment on a large scale, as well as the development of emerging technologies such as green hydrogen. This policy paper argues that science, technology, innovation, and industrial (STI&I) policies focusing on developing and deploying low-carbon technologies are crucial to achieving carbon neutrality. It notes however that the current level of innovation is insufficient to meet the net-zero challenge due to a policy emphasis on deployment rather than research and development (R&D) support. The paper explores the rationale for more ambitious STI&I policies targeted at R&D for climate neutrality and provides policy recommendations for an effective innovation policy for net-zero, including its interaction with the broader climate policy package. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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